(from an email to friends Marc and Doug who are working to restore Callaghan's Rapids Conservation Area)
I visited Callaghan's yesterday to destress and enjoy nature. That's a nice little foot bridge you built on the north trail to the bridges and it came in handy. I checked the barriers by the first beach, and everything looks untouched. Then I walked the new trail and over the old rail bridges to check the barriers by the sharks' teeth rock barrier. Everything also looked solid there. I guess the trail association paid for the side brush to be cut back, like was done along Mary Street and the Devil's 4 Mile many years ago. I added 5 or 6 larger branches to the barriers.
Then I surprised myself and hiked all the way out to Morrison side road. I met a nice senior couple, Steve and Bernadette and their dog, Sam, close to Morrison. Sam's overwhelming friendliness encouraged conversation, and Steve and I shared kidney stone and cancer operation stories, while Bernadette was suffering from an intense bout of shingles.
Nice hike and I can't believe I was able to hike for 3 1/2 hours. Seeing a small doe and her tiny fawn was the other highlight!
far ahead
cautious silhouettes
cross the trail
Deep sorrow comes with realizing that everything we previously took to be lasting and real is actually just about to disappear—and it never even existed in the first place. Such sadness and disillusionment have a wonderful effect. Sorrow makes us let go.
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, “The Secret Strength of Sadness”
from today's Daily Dharma email sponsored by The Tricycle Community
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Hi Chris,
Wow, thank you so much for sharing with us! What a beautiful interaction on your hike, and the synchronicity with Daily Dharma is lovely.
Please be in touch if there's anything our team can do for you. So glad you're a part of our community!
Warmly,
Erin
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